Gospel Recordings

Summary

Gospel Recordings ("GR") is a missionary organization to unreached people, especially illiterates and those who have no other means of hearing the Gospel. GR works with its partners, called the Global Recordings Network(GRN) - similar, independent organizations based in over 20 other countries. Gospel Recordings, and its GRN partners worldwide, use modern technology to spread the God's Good News. The main goal is to provide the Gospel to those who can only be reached by the human voice, because they do not read. GRN produces handwind tape and record players, used where AC current and batteries are not accessible. Picture sets are available to teach Bible stories are accompanied by cassettes in many languages. GR sends materials at no charge to those doing evangelism, encouraging users to copy our cassettes themselves, so we can reach more peoples and areas. GR provides an easy and practical way to communicate the Gospel and overcome language barriers. The culturally adapted recordings are used in many situations to initiate the process which leads many to faith and fellowship with Jesus Christ. Over 5000 languages and dialects have been recorded, and more are being added regularly.

This organization is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

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Purpose [ Back to top ]

Gospel Recordings ("GR") is a missionary organization to unreached people, especially illiterates and those who have no other means of hearing the Gospel. GR works with its partners, called the Global Recordings Network (GRN) - similar, independent organizations based in over 20 other countries. Gospel Recordings, and its GRN partners worldwide, use modern technology to spread the God's Good News. The main goal is to provide the Gospel to those who can only be reached by the human voice, because they do not read. GRN produces handwind tape and record players, used where AC current and batteries are not accessible. Picture sets are available to teach Bible stories are accompanied by cassettes in many languages. GR sends materials at no charge to those doing evangelism, encouraging users to copy our cassettes themselves, so we can reach more peoples and areas.

GR provides an easy and practical way to communicate the Gospel and overcome language barriers. The culturally adapted recordings are used in many situations to initiate the process which leads many to faith and fellowship with Jesus Christ. Over 5000 languages and dialects have been recorded, and more are being added regularly.

This organization is a nonprofit. Contributions to it are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Mission Statement [ Back to top ]

Gospel Recordings' Mission Statement is:

To communicate the Good News by mean of audio recordings in all of the world's languages and dialects. Priority is given to non-literate, unreached peoples.

Program Accomplishments [ Back to top ]

Over the last 60 years, millions of records and cassettes have been sent all over the world. GR has produced audio evangelism recordings in over 5000 languages and has sent over 43,500 recordings to 98 countries, in 1935 languages, from the U.S. base alone. Has recorded in 99 "new languages" and taped new additional material in many more. GR has begun to develop new handwind generator and cassette player in cooperation with Korean GRN base.

In 2001, the U.S. base alone sent out 60,213 cassettes to 111 countries, and many of them were intended to be copied many more times. A digital process of archiving all the recordings has begun so that they will be accessible by CD and the Internet.

Statement of Faith [ Back to top ]

Gospel Recordings' uses the following to express its Statement of Faith:

We hold to and teach the Scriptural doctrines of the Christian faith: Belief in the whole Bible as the inspired Word of God; God existing as a Trinity; the Deity of Christ, His virgin birth, His death for the sins of man and His bodily resurrection; the lost condition of all men without Christ, the only Way of personal redemption; the necessity of the new birth; the bodily return of the Lord Jesus Christ to this earth and the urgency of the commandment to the Church to preach the Gospel to every person.

History [ Back to top ]

Gospel Recordings (GR) was founded in 1938 by Joy Ridderhof and has been making audio recordings that tell of God's plan of salvation ever since. We praise God because over the last 60 years, millions of records and cassettes have been sent all over the world. GR works with its partners, called the Global Recordings Network(GRN) - similar, independent organizations based in over 20 other countries. GR has produced audio evangelism recordings in over 5000 languages. GRN has staff or associates working: AUSTRALIA, BANGLEDESH, BELGIUM, BRAZIL, BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON, CANADA, CHAD, GERMANY, GHANA, GUATEMALA,GUINEA, INDIA, INDONESIA, KENYA, KOREA, LIBERIA, MALAWI, MEXICO, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, NIGERIA, PAKISTAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PHILIPPINES, RUSSIA, SIERRA_LEONE, SINGAPORE, SOLOMON ISLANDS, SOUTH AFRICA, SWITZERLAND, TOGO, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES, Other restricted parts of the world.

Ministry Needs [ Back to top ]

Gospel Recordings' has communicated the following needs:

GR expects God to send many more men and women to process and distribute audio evangelism tools and to record even more. A new U.S. office is being built (in Southern California) so workers and volunteers may serve Him in unique and innovative ways. Please pray that God will provide for the ministries needs.

Research Analysis

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MinistryWatch.com 5 Star Financial Efficiency Ratings [ Back to top ]

Ranking Category	Rating	Overall Rank	Evangelism Support Sector
Overall Efficiency Rating		82 of 348	9 of 37
Fund Acquisition Decision		82 of 348	10 of 37
Resource Allocation Decision		of 348	37 of 37
Asset Utilization Decision		of 348	37 of 37